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Clause (18) was omitted, ibid., s.2(4). 38 of 1949. 4 The Gujarat Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 [2017: Guj. 25 (24) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of State tax appointed under section 3 and includes the Chief Commissioner or Principal Commissioner of State tax appointed under section 3; (25) “Commissioner in the Board” means the Commissioner referred to in section 168 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act; (26) “common portal” means the common goods and services tax electronic portal referred to in section 146; (27) “common working days” shall mean such days in succession which are not declared as gazetted holidays by the Central Government or the Government of Gujarat; (28) “company secretary” means a company secretary as defined in clause (c) of sub-section (1) of section 2 of the Company Secretaries Act, 1980; (29) “competent authority” means such authority as may be notified by the Government; (30) “composite supply” means a supply made by a taxable person to a recipient consisting of two or more taxable supplies of goods or services or both, or any combination thereof, which are naturally bundled and supplied in conjunction with each other in the ordinary course of business, one of which is a principal supply; Illustration: Where goods are packed and transported with insurance, the supply of goods, packing materials, transport and insurance is a composite supply and supply of goods is a principal supply. (31) “consideration” in relation to the supply of goods or services or both includes–– (a) any payment made or to be made, whether in money or otherwise, in respect of, in response to, or for the inducement of, the supply of goods or services or both, whether by the recipient or by any other person but shall not include any subsidy given by the Central Government or a State Government; (b) the monetary value of any act or forbearance, in respect of, in response to, or for the inducement of, the supply of goods or services or both, whether by the recipient or by any other person but shall not include any subsidy given by the Central Government or a State Government: Provided that a deposit given in respect of the supply of goods or services or both shall not be considered as payment made for such supply unless the supplier applies such deposit as consideration for the said supply; (32) “continuous supply of goods” means a supply of goods which is provided, or agreed to be provided, continuously or on recurrent basis, under a contract, whether or not by means of a wire, cable, pipeline or other 56 of 1980. 2017 : Guj. 25] The Gujarat Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 5 conduit, and for which the supplier invoices the recipient on a regular or periodic basis and includes supply of such goods as the Government may, subject to such conditions, as it may, by notification, specify; (33) “continuous supply of services” means a supply of services which is provided, or agreed to be provided, continuously or on recurrent basis, under a contract, for a period exceeding three months with periodic payment obligations and includes supply of such services as the Government may, subject to such conditions, as it may, by notification, specify; (34) “conveyance” includes a vessel, an aircraft and a vehicle; (35) “cost accountant” means a cost accountant as defined in 1[clause (b)] of sub-section (1) of section 2 of the Cost and Works Accountants Act, 1959; (36) “Council” means the Goods and Services Tax Council established under article 279A of the Constitution; (37) “credit note” means a document issued by a registered person under sub-section (1) of section 34; (38) “debit note” means a document issued by a registered person under sub-section (3) of section 34; (39) “deemed exports” means such supplies of goods as may be notified under section 147; (40) “designated authority” means such authority as may be notified by the Commissioner; (41) “document” includes written or printed record of any sort and electronic record as defined in clause (t) of section 2 of the Information Technology Act, 2000; (42) “drawback” in relation to any goods manufactured in India and exported, means the rebate of duty, tax or cess chargeable on any imported inputs or on any domestic inputs or input services used in the manufacture of such goods; (43) “electronic cash ledger” means the electronic cash ledger referred to in sub-section (1) of section 49; (44) “electronic commerce” means the supply of goods or services or both, including digital products over digital or electronic network; (45) “electronic commerce operator” means any person who owns, operates or manages digital or electronic facility or platform for electronic commerce; (46) “electronic credit ledger” means the electronic credit ledger referred to in sub-section (2) of section 49;